Regionalism and early cross-currents: The rise and fall of Miami bass -- Houston and the gangsta goths -- Memphis-pimped out or bucked up -- New Orleans' soldiers in the murder capital -- Synthesis and the new south sensibility: Atlanta-fusion and family -- Virginia-transmissions from the edge -- Atlanta as the new Motown -- Hip-hop's ruralization -- What goes around: Bounce music-from buck jump to bling bling -- Crunk gets crunk -- Houston reprise-the turn of the screw -- Epilogue.